Tips for a new role (London, Germany, Netherlands, Gibraltar)

[jayz]

I'm having interviews this week. I was wondering what you guys would consider.

• 1 Gibraltar - £650 day rate - Nice weather, but boring location with not much to do.
• 1 Hamburg - €900 day rate - But Fintech.
• 1 for remote €750, sounds good, but 50% traveling to Germany, expenses paid
• 1 for Zurich, CHF 1000
• 1 for Netherlands, €800
• 1 for Netherlands, €800, but the bank forces to use an Umbrella company.
• 1 is face-2-face here in London, £700

I just offered to work for £650 for contracts in London, to have a more enjoyable work as I seem to struggle to get a non-Fintech role for £700. I had an interview to work for £750 at a bank in Edinburgh and at 1 in London, but they seem the most horrible boring jobs ever. I do care about making much money, but want to be happy too.

Do people have experience with the above locations or have any tips? It seems that Germany has crazy high tax, whereas Gibraltar/Zurich much lower.

What location would appeal most to you?

[SueEllen]

Depends.

[Elliegirl]

Depends.

On soooooooooooooo many things.
Have you been a contractor for a while?

[stek]

Depends.

...if you are actually offered any of them.

[BackupBoy]

What do you do, may I ask?

[Elliegirl]

...if you are actually offered any of them.

Well played.
Went to four interviews once in the space of about a month and didn't get a single offer.

[SueEllen]

The first thing you need to understand is you pay tax in the country you are working in.

So if you work in Zurich you pay tax in Switzerland etc. So I suggest you research each country's tax regime. Also confirm that while working in Germany you aren't there too long so you have to pay tax in both Germany and the UK.

Next after you have got the contract you need to decide if you like the lifestyle in that country and whether the rate you have been offered is enough to live on there.

[stek]

The first thing you need to understand is you pay tax in the country you are working in.

So if you work in Zurich you pay tax in Switzerland etc. So I suggest you research each country's tax regime. Also confirm that while working in Germany you aren't there too long so you have to pay tax in both Germany and the UK.

Next after you have got the contract you need to decide if you like the lifestyle in that country and whether the rate you have been offered is enough to live on there.

+1 and not only that, if you still maintain any ties to uk, i.e. Dependents, more than 91 days a year in UK, you are liable for UK tax too, and pay the difference to whoever's is the highest rate.

Unless you intend to relocate perm or are prepared to pay for tax advice at both ends don't consider the EU ones.

Have you the right to work in EU?

[MrMarkyMark]

Great advice.

Sounds like the OP has a lot more reading to do, especially as money isn't the primary motivation .

[missinggreenfields]

What location would appeal most to you?

The one with the most interesting work. Failing that, working from home beats travelling a lot.